First annual masquerade ball of C Spangler Lodge No 52
The first annual masquerade ball of C Spangler Lodge No 52 Brotherhood of Railway Brakemen is tonight at Casino Hall with doors at 6 and grand watch at 8 30. Over 200 tickets sold and extensive decorations in progress. Two officers will check masks at the door and a large committee structure plans the event. The Eighth Cavalry Band will provide music and guests include railroad and express men and city officials.
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C. Spangler Lodge No. 52
Brotherhood of Railway Brakemen
Casino Hall
Martin and
Cavanaugh
James D. Real
J. W. McCarthy
George A. Davidson
Sam V. Betters
Dan R. Davis
J. J. Waton
Eighth Cavalry Band
E. G. Thompson
Houston
Sunset Road
Ciizens
Rees
Emma Abbott Opera Company
Phil Luce
Charles Burke
Duel Between Farmers Ends With Wounding in North Carolina
In Jackson area near North Carolina Edwin Goode and W Wheeler, prominent farmers, fought after Goode's cattle ate Wheeler s fodder. Wheeler fired a pistol wounding Goode with two bullets and Goode fought back with a knife, inflicting seven or eight stabs. Both men are reported to die.
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Wheeler
Goode
Secret convention of railway conductors plans consolidation
December 22. A group of Missouri Pacific conductors led by C B Wheaton met in secret here to discuss unifying the orders of locomotive engineers and firemen, conductors and brakemen. They aim to resist anticipated cuts in time and pay by Gould system managers.
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Lovuis
Missouri– Pacific
C. 8
Wheaton
Order of Railway Conductors
Gould
Two Fights Set as Forfeit Posts Lie With Ryan Sullivan Plans
New York December 22 Tom Kerens posts 2500 forfeit on Paddy Ryan and Hugh Reiley posts 2500 on Sullivan for a bout to decide 5000 to 20000 dollars under London prize ring or Marquis of Queensbury rules. Both boxers will deposit 2500 on Thursday agreement papers to follow. Sullivan, in posing business, aims to give Ryan first chance then fight consecutive nights with McCaffrey Mitchell and Burke after engagement ends.
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New York
Tom Kerens
Paddy Ryan
Hugh Reiley
Washington
Sullivan
London
Marquis of Queensbury
Kerens
Reiley
Ryan
McCaffrey
Mitchell
Burke
Cabinet Meets To Plan Holiday Hours And Workload
Washington December 22 The Cabinet gathered with Secretary Whitney absent in New York for three hours to discuss departmental business and holiday procedures. Departments will close at noon the days before Christmas and New Year while remaining open for interim operations due to backlogs, especially in the treasury.
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Washington
Whitney
New York
Treasury
Orange Lodge of Ireland Opposes Home Rule Plan
The Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland met in Dublin to plot opposition to home rule. Many peers and loyalist MPs attended while a manifesto to Orangemen in Great Britain was drafted for posting tomorrow.
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Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland
Dublin
Ireland
House of Commons
Orangemen of
Great Britain
City seeks water pipe and hydrant details from Waterworks
A San Antonio City Council resolution, introduced by Alderman Mackay, requests the Waterworks Company to provide a detailed list of street names, pipe sizes, lengths, sides, and depths of water pipes and hydrants. It directs the City Engineer to map the data and distribute copies to fire and ladder units and to report new installations to the map and Fire Department.
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Mackay
City of
San Antonio
Lithographing Stone Found in Texas Hopes to Boost San Antonio Industry
The article notes Texas lithographic stone deposits reported by Professor Belle and Professor Agassiz era. A local collector possesses a fine specimen from nearby, withholding the quarry location. The piece hopes San Antonio may develop quarrying and exporting lithographing stone despite freight costs and limited home demand.
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Texas
Belle
Agassiz
Lexas
San Antonio
Fight on Military plaza ends with arrests after quarrel
Recorder's Clerk Fritz Russi and L A Heil argued over a Lieut Worcestershire article about "The Wizard Oil" on the Military plaza near Guergin's loan office. They exchanged blows but caused no major injuries and were separated by onlookers before both were arrested. The Recorder postponed cases for more witnesses. Russi faces a charge before a Justice of the Peace.
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Fritz Russi
L. A. Heil
Hans Mickle
Military Plaza
Guergin
Diamond King
Xeterday
Russi
Darkened mine disaster in Nanticoke claims 24 dead
In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania the entombed miners fate is sealed with 24 dead after the mine is found filled to the roof. Relatives fill every home as a village mourns and the search is abandoned.
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Willkesparre
Nanticoke
Secretary Whitney Denies Endorsement of Silver Meeting
Secretary Whitney denies endorsing the object of New York silver men’s meeting and states support for suspending silver coinage. His secretary says the declined invitation letter mirrored hundreds of such replies and contained no endorsement of the silver cause. The letter reflected simple courtesy.
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Washineton
Whitney
New York
Homekeeping Wife Pleases in House Duties
A speaker extols his wife as efficient in housekeeping and a perpetual joy. He praises her cooking as angelic and notes they have never quarreled, describing her as a meat tasty apparel and a pleasant house companion.
Charitable Emma Benefit Opens With Prima Donna to Enthral
In February 1885 San Antonio heard of Hal Gosling's death and a widow's fund. Miss Abbott the prima donna headlined a Turner Hall benefit by Rose Etyinge Dramatic Co, with Laura Bellini and several notable artists. Mikado was announced as the program with a 7 30 start. A comic tale of a Webster punch followed at a local wine room.
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Hal Gosling
Rose Etyinge Dramatic Company
Miss Abbott
Abbott
Turner Hall
San Antonio
Laura Bellini
Soprani
Amy
Daniel Webster
York
Webster
Capt. Fowler
Cap Fowler
Texas Citizens Granted Patents December 15 1885
The list shows Texas residents obtaining patents dated December 15 1885. Names include J C Parley Hearne stalk and clod cutter W A Grant Houston soap manufacturing machine and manufacture of soap A F Harrell Terrell motor 5 S F McAllister San Marcos car coupling D C Summers Summers Mill device for packing cotton and others reported by Lians via Louis Bagger Co.
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Texas
Louis Bagger & Co
Washington, D. C
W.A. Brown
A. F. Harrell
Terrell
F. McAllister
San Marcos
D.C
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Cork
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L. Dooley
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